K'taka teen's abduction claim false, injuries self-inflicted: Police
Mangaluru (PTI): The Dakshina Kannada district Police district have found that a 16-year-old girl's claim of an attempted kidnapping and knife attack on her was "fabricated", with investigators concluding that she caused superficial injuries to herself and staged the incident as she wanted to move to a college in Mangaluru city and ensure her parents secured her admission there.
The episode came to light on February 9 within the Belthangady police station limits, around 57 km from Mangaluru, after the junior college student alleged she was targeted by unidentified men travelling in a car.
In her complaint, the girl told police that the occupants of a mini van tried to forcibly drag her inside near Kasaba village, while she was heading towards Belthangady around 8.15 am. She claimed she was attacked with a knife when she resisted.
A passerby who had noticed the girl standing alone by the roadside in distress, with minor bleeding injuries on her shoulder and finger brought her home at her request. He subsequently informed police that he had not seen any suspicious vehicle in the area.
Investigators reviewed CCTV footage from multiple locations but found no evidence supporting the girl's version. A medical examination further indicated that the wounds were superficial and seemed self-inflicted, officials said.
"Based on the footage and medical opinion, we questioned her again. She later admitted the incident was staged," a police release stated here on Wednesday.
According to police, the girl told investigators she fabricated the story because she wanted to move to a college in Mangaluru city.
Authorities said further procedural action is being taken.
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Murder case: Police will find BJP MLA if he doesn't surrender, says K'taka Home min
Bengaluru (PTI): A day after the Karnataka High Court declined to grant anticipatory bail to BJP MLA B A Basavaraj in a murder case, state Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that it will be good if he voluntarily surrenders, else the police will find him.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the case, has formed multiple special teams to find the legislator, who is allegedly absconding, police sources said.
"The court issued an order yesterday. If he voluntarily comes and surrenders it will be good. If not, police will find him," the home minister told reporters in response to a question.
Basavaraj has been named as one of the accused in the murder of Shivaprakash alias Bikla Shiva, a realtor-cum-rowdy-sheeter, who was killed on July 15, last year.
Responding to a question on police recently arresting a Group D employee for allegedly stealing a bag containing gold ornaments and cash from the office of the Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh at Vidhana Soudha, Parameshwara said, stealing was secondary, how the bag entered the state Secretariat unnoticed, has to be probed at the first place.
"First of all my concern is how did the bag go from the gate to inside Vidhana Soudha. So I have ordered a probe, as to from which gate did the bag gain entry into Vidhana Soudha. How did the bag go to the office of a Minister unnoticed. I have given instructions to the police commissioner."
"The Joint Commissioner has taken the responsibility of the inquiry. We will find out," he said.
The employee was arrested based on the CCTV footage available, he added.
According to the police, the complainant had visited the minister's office for some work and inadvertently left his bag, allegedly containing around 300 gm of gold jewellery and Rs 1.5 lakh in cash.
On realising that the bag was missing, he returned to the minister's office in search of it the next day and subsequently lodged a complaint with the Vidhana Soudha police station. The incident had occured last week.
